Minneapolis to Replace Police with ‘Transformative New Model’
BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN June 17, 2020 Updated: June 17, 2020
"Minneapolis City Council on June 12 unanimously passed a resolution to pursue a “transformative new model” of policing in the city, replacing the police department with a “community-led public safety system.”
The council will now begin a year-long process of research and community engagement “with every willing community member in Minneapolis” to create a new model of public safety, the resolution (pdf) states.
The move comes days after a veto-proof majority of the council voted to disband the police department after protests erupted nationwide over the in-custody death of George Floyd in the city.
Floyd, 46, died after former police officer Derek Chauvin—who now faces second-degree murder charges—knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes. Calls for police reform have grown amid protests over Floyd’s death and against police brutality.
“The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, by Minneapolis police officers is a tragedy that shows that no amount of reforms will prevent lethal violence and abuse by some members of the police department against members of our community, especially black people and people of color,” City Council President Lisa Bender wrote in the resolution.
Council members noted that Floyd was not the first person killed by Minneapolis police, and that he joins a “tragically long list of names.”
“As we respond to demands for immediate action to reduce police violence and support community safety, we will invite our community to help shape long-term transformative change, centering the voices of those most impacted by community violence and police violence,” Bender said in a statement."
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